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Synonyms for pensive in English

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pensive:
- gloomy; sad; sombre; pensive; triste; moody; wistful; cheerless; joyless; somber; absorbed in thought; thoughtful; musing; day-dreaming; far away; melancholic; nostalgic; contemplative; reflective; pondering; brooding; meditative; broody; ruminative

English

Detailed Synonyms for pensive in English

pensive:

pensive adj

pensive
gloomy; sad; sombre; pensive; triste; moody; wistful; cheerless; joyless; somber
- gloomy adj
- sad adj
- sombre adj, British
- pensive adj
- triste adj
- moody adj
- wistful adj
- cheerless adj
- joyless adj
- somber adj, American
pensive
absorbed in thought; thoughtful; pensive; musing; day-dreaming; far away
- absorbed in thought adj
- thoughtful adj
- pensive adj
- musing adj
- day-dreaming adj
- far away adj
pensive
melancholic; nostalgic; wistful; sad; pensive
- melancholic adj
- nostalgic adj
- wistful adj
- sad adj
- pensive adj
pensive

– showing pensive sadness ¹
wistful; pensive
– showing pensive sadness ¹
- wistful adj
  - the sensitive and wistful response of a poet to the gentler phases of beauty¹
- pensive adj
pensive

– deeply or seriously thoughtful ¹
contemplative; reflective; pensive; pondering; brooding; musing; meditative; broody; ruminative
– deeply or seriously thoughtful ¹
- contemplative adj
- reflective adj
- pensive adj
- pondering adj
- brooding adj
  - Byron lives on not only in his poetry, but also in his creation of the 'Byronic hero' - the persona of a brooding melancholy young man¹
- musing adj
- meditative adj
- broody adj
- ruminative adj

Related Words for "pensive":

pensiveness, pensively

Alternate Synonyms for "pensive":

brooding; broody; contemplative; meditative; musing; pondering; reflective; ruminative; thoughtful
wistful; sad

Related Definitions for "pensive":

showing pensive sadness¹
deeply or seriously thoughtful¹

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University